Studies 1-3: Bucket analyses

This is a notebook delving into the “bucket”-style, alternative analyses for Studies 1-3. In this analysis, we define three categories, or “buckets,” of mental capacities—BODY capacites, HEART capacities, and MIND capacities. To do this, we take the six items with the strongest positive factor loadings on each of these factors, according to an EFA of adults’ responses. We chose six items per “bucket” in order to have an even number of items in each category.

Study 1

Define buckets

Examine first-order age trends

Examine difference scores

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Examine absolute difference scores

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Study 2

Define buckets

Examine first-order age trends

Examine difference scores

Examine absolute difference scores